Wednesday, June 30, 2010
a weekend well spent! ;)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
a simple reminder.
Seorang guru sufi mendatangi seorang muridnya ketika wajahnya belakangan ini selalu tampak murung.
“Kenapa kau selalu murung, nak? Bukankah banyak hal yang indah di dunia ini? Ke mana perginya wajah bersyukurmu?” sang Guru bertanya.
“Guru, belakangan ini hidup saya penuh masalah. Sulit bagi saya untuk tersenyum. Masalah datang seperti tak ada habis-habisnya,” jawab sang murid muda.
Sang Guru terkekeh. “Nak, ambil segelas air dan dua genggam garam. Bawalah kemari. Biar kuperbaiki suasana hatimu itu.”
Si murid pun beranjak pelan tanpa semangat. Ia laksanakan permintaan gurunya itu, lalu kembali lagi membawa gelas dan garam sebagaimana yang diminta.
“Coba ambil segenggam garam, dan masukkan ke segelas air itu,” kata Sang Guru. “Setelah itu coba kau minum airnya sedikit.”
Si murid pun melakukannya. Wajahnya kini meringis karena meminum air asin.
“Bagaimana rasanya?” tanya Sang Guru.
“Masin, dan perutku jadi mual,” jawab si murid dengan wajah yang masih meringis.
Sang Guru terkekeh-kekeh melihat wajah muridnya yang meringis keasinan.
“Sekarang kau ikut aku.” Sang Guru membawa muridnya ke danau di dekat tempat mereka. “Ambil garam yang tersisa, dan tebarkan ke danau.”
Si murid menebarkan segenggam garam yang tersisa ke danau, tanpa bicara. Rasa asin di mulutnya belum hilang. Ia ingin meludahkan rasa asin dari mulutnya, tapi tak dilakukannya. Rasanya tak sopan meludah di hadapan mursyid, begitu pikirnya.
“Sekarang, coba kau minum air danau itu,” kata Sang Guru sambil mencari batu yang cukup datar untuk didudukinya, tepat di pinggir danau.
Si murid menangkupkan kedua tangannya, mengambil air danau, dan membawanya ke mulutnya lalu meneguknya. Ketika air danau yang dingin dan segar mengalir di tenggorokannya, Sang Guru bertanya kepadanya, “Bagaimana rasanya?”
“Segar, segar sekali,” kata si murid sambil mengelap bibirnya dengan punggung tangannya. Tentu saja, danau ini berasal dari aliran sumber air di atas sana. Dan airnya mengalir menjadi sungai kecil di bawah. Dan sudah pasti, air danau ini juga menghilangkan rasa asin yang tersisa di mulutnya.
“Terasakah rasa garam yang kau tebarkan tadi?”
“Tidak sama sekali,” kata si murid sambil mengambil air dan meminumnya lagi. Sang Guru hanya tersenyum memperhatikannya, membiarkan muridnya itu meminum air danau sampai puas.
“Nak,” kata Sang Guru setelah muridnya selesai minum. “Segala masalah dalam hidup itu seperti segenggam garam. Tidak kurang, tidak lebih. Hanya segenggam garam. Banyaknya masalah dan penderitaan yang harus kau alami sepanjang kehidupanmu itu sudah dikadar oleh Allah, sesuai untuk dirimu. Jumlahnya tetap, segitu-segitu saja, tidak berkurang dan tidak bertambah. Setiap manusia yang lahir ke dunia ini pun demikian. Tidak ada satu pun manusia, walaupun dia seorang Nabi, yang bebas dari penderitaan dan masalah.”
Si murid terdiam, mendengarkan.
“Tapi Nak, rasa ‘asin’ dari penderitaan yang dialami itu sangat tergantung dari besarnya qalbu yang menampungnya. Jadi Nak, supaya tidak merasa menderita, berhentilah jadi gelas. Jadikan qalbu dalam dadamu itu jadi sebesar danau.”
“Berkata (Musa), “Ya Tuhanku, lapangkanlah untukku dadaku,” (25)
“Dan mudahkanlah untukku urusanku.” (26).
[Q.S. 20 : 25 - 26]
“Tidaklah Allah membebani seseorang kecuali sesuai dengan kesanggupannya.” [Q..S. 2 : 286]
Thursday, June 24, 2010
erm
nak taip terlalu panjang, tp mata dah x mampu.
Friday, June 18, 2010
i lebiu malaysia
A government think-tank charged with producing plans to cut the country's subsidy bill presented its plans to the public in a bid to win acceptance for painful cuts, which have yet to be voted on by the government.
Idris Jala, a minister in the prime minister's department who heads the body advising the government, said that Malaysia's debt would rise to 100 percent of gross domestic product by 2019 from 54 percent of GDP at present without the cuts.
"We don't want to end up as another Greece," he told a roadshow, referring to the European Union member whose debt woes have unsettled global markets. Malaysia spent 15.3 percent of total federal government operating spending on subsidies in its 2009 budget when its deficit surged to a 20-year high of 7 percent of GDP. The cabinet discussed the subsidy proposals on Wednesday, but any decision on cuts could be months away, a government source told Reuters.
Political analysts and economists say the failure of the government to push through previous subsidy cuts casts doubt on whether it can do it this time, especially with state elections looming in Sarawak, a government stronghold that is under threat from the opposition.
The proposals presented would see petrol prices for the benchmark RON95 blend rise by an initial 15 sen (Malaysian cents) per litre from their current price at some stage this year.
The benchmark RON 95 grade currently costs 1.80 ringgit per litre.
Under the proposals presented by the advisory body, the price of petrol would be hiked some time this year followed by two price hikes totalling 20 sen per litre in 2011 and two more totalling 20 sen per litre in 2012. In 2013-2015, the price hikes would slow and by the end of 2015, the price of RON95 would stand at 2.60 ringgit per litre, according to the plans that have yet to be approved by the government. The forecasts were based on a crude oil price forecast of $73.06 per barrel for 2011 and $79.41-$94.52 for 2013-2015.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
this email i found, worth reading.
Monday, June 14, 2010
S.T.O.P
something to ponder dont u think?
not positive as in
" oh they are just so freaking jealous of what i have bla3"
that's not positive. that' just plain ridiculous.
positive as in u have to revise, rethink, or maybe perhaps. perhaps. there are some 'ugly truth' about yourself. digest it.
maybe u should change A BIT. because whether u like it or not. people don't like being brag about.
oh and what's with stalking? you are the one who invades others' conversation and being dominant is just your thing. if u said/ did wrong, just admit. no point of trying to prove you are still right.
sorry if you might find this harsh, but i've tried other wayssss to talk to you, but it all seems worthless. don't say i did not put in effort before. this world don't just revolves around you you know. stop playing victim.